第76节
【】olutioninds,
andtheyingdras
ofthe``aniablediversion
fortheenofhisjestysurt.
thesepleasantbutcarelesspeopleplayedhthedangerous
fireuntilthesparksfellthrough
theksofthefloor,tenjust
liketherestofthebuilding.thosesparksunfortunately
lahebasent
nfusioheretheownerof
thehousea
ofhisproperty,didnotknoallblaze
out.theflaspreadrapidlyaireedificeed
bythenflagration,hegreatfrenchrevolution.
forthesakeofnvenienh
revolutionintot1789to1791therewasa
reorlessorderlyattettointrodustitutional
narchy.thisfailed,partlythroughlackofgoodfaithand
stupidityoofthenarchhielf,partlythrough
esoverrol.
fro71799thereeffort
toestablishadeofgovent.buttheactual
outbreakofviolencehadbeenprecededbynyyearsof
uandnysin.
illionfrandthe
treasuryptyandthereasihing
uponaxesuldbelevied,evengoodkinglouis
ithandagreathuavery
poorstatesvaguelythatsothingoughttobedone.
thereforeheinisteroffinance.
annerobertjaaninthe
earlysixties,asplendidrepresentativeofthefastdisappearing
classoflandedgentry,hadbeenasuessfulgoveorofa
provinistofgreatability.
hedidhisbest.unfortunately,heuldnotperforbr>
racles.asitoretaxesoutof
theraggedpeasants,itogetthenecessaryfunds
frohenobilityandclergye.
thisdeturgotthebesthatednattheurtofversailles.
furtherreheityofrie
antoite,thequeen,everybodywhodared
tontiontheyhinherhearing.soon
turgoticalvisionaryanda``theoretical
professorandthenofursehispositionbetenable.
intheyear1776hen.
afterthe``professorthereofpraalbusiness
sense.heeof
neckeradehielfrichasagrainspeculatorand
thepartnerinaionalbankinghouse.hisaitious
intothegoventservicethatshe
ghtestablishapositionfhtererwardsas
theinisterinparis,baroael,
becaafausliteraryfigureoftheearlyhtury.
tohafinedisplayofzealjustasturgot
haddone.in1781hepublishedacarefulreviehefrench
fihekinguoodnothingofthis``pte
rendu.hehadjustsenttroopstoaricatohelpthelonists
againsttheirheenglish.thisexpedition
provedtobeuedlyexpensiveandneckerwas
askedtofindthenecessaryfunds.eadofprodug
revenue,hepublishedrefiguresaistics
aousethedrearyies
hisdaysbered.intheyear1781hewas
disssedasaservant.
aftertheprofessorandthepraalbusinessnca
thedelightfultypeoffinanciereeeverybody
100peroneyifonlytheywill
trusthiso.
heial,
adehiscareerbothbyhisindustryandhis
pletelackofhoyandscruples.hefoury
heavilyied,buthean,ooblige
everybody,andheiedaquickredy.hepaidthe
olddebtsbyntraghodisnotnew.
theresultsiiierialhasbeendisastrous.in
lessthanthreeyearsrethan800,000,000francshadbeen
addedtothefrebythisgnisteroffinance
ilinglysignedhisnatoevery
dendthatadebyhisjestyandbyhislovely
queen,hehabitofspendingduringthedays
ofheryouthinvienna.
atlasteventheparliantofparisahighurtofjustice
andnotalegislativebodyalthoughbynoanslag
inloyaltytotheirsbe
done.oborroher80,000,000francs.
ithadbeenabadyearfortheiseryandhunger
irydistrictsethingsensible
.thekingasalways
heseriousnessofthesituation.not
beagoodideatonsulttherepresentativesofthepeople
since1614esgeneralhadbeencalledtogether.in
vieandthatthe
estatesbenvened.louisxvihoould
takeadecision,refusedtogoasfarasthat.
topaourheeeting
ofthenotablesintheyear1787.thisrelyantagathering
ofthebestfaliesuldandshould
bedone,houttougtheirfeudalandalprivilege
oftaxexetion.itisunreasooexpeertain
itpolitidenoidefor
thebeofanroupoffelloizens.the127
notablesobstinatelyrefusedtosurrenderasingleoheir
arights.thecrohestreet,beingnoeedingly
hungry,dehatnecker,intheyhadnfidence,
bereappoihenotablessaid``no.thecrowd
ireetbegantosshly
things.thenotablesfled.neissed.
aneinisteroffihecardinal
loniedebrienne,edandlouis,drivenbythe
violentthreatsofhisstarvingsubjects,agreedtocalltogether
theoldestatesgeneralas``soonaspraable.thisvague
proseofursesatisfiednoone.
nosuchsevereosta
tury.thecropshadbeeherdestroyedbyfloodsorhad
beenfrozeh
...
andtheyingdras
ofthe``aniablediversion
fortheenofhisjestysurt.
thesepleasantbutcarelesspeopleplayedhthedangerous
fireuntilthesparksfellthrough
theksofthefloor,tenjust
liketherestofthebuilding.thosesparksunfortunately
lahebasent
nfusioheretheownerof
thehousea
ofhisproperty,didnotknoallblaze
out.theflaspreadrapidlyaireedificeed
bythenflagration,hegreatfrenchrevolution.
forthesakeofnvenienh
revolutionintot1789to1791therewasa
reorlessorderlyattettointrodustitutional
narchy.thisfailed,partlythroughlackofgoodfaithand
stupidityoofthenarchhielf,partlythrough
esoverrol.
fro71799thereeffort
toestablishadeofgovent.buttheactual
outbreakofviolencehadbeenprecededbynyyearsof
uandnysin.
illionfrandthe
treasuryptyandthereasihing
uponaxesuldbelevied,evengoodkinglouis
ithandagreathuavery
poorstatesvaguelythatsothingoughttobedone.
thereforeheinisteroffinance.
annerobertjaaninthe
earlysixties,asplendidrepresentativeofthefastdisappearing
classoflandedgentry,hadbeenasuessfulgoveorofa
provinistofgreatability.
hedidhisbest.unfortunately,heuldnotperforbr>
racles.asitoretaxesoutof
theraggedpeasants,itogetthenecessaryfunds
frohenobilityandclergye.
thisdeturgotthebesthatednattheurtofversailles.
furtherreheityofrie
antoite,thequeen,everybodywhodared
tontiontheyhinherhearing.soon
turgoticalvisionaryanda``theoretical
professorandthenofursehispositionbetenable.
intheyear1776hen.
afterthe``professorthereofpraalbusiness
sense.heeof
neckeradehielfrichasagrainspeculatorand
thepartnerinaionalbankinghouse.hisaitious
intothegoventservicethatshe
ghtestablishapositionfhtererwardsas
theinisterinparis,baroael,
becaafausliteraryfigureoftheearlyhtury.
tohafinedisplayofzealjustasturgot
haddone.in1781hepublishedacarefulreviehefrench
fihekinguoodnothingofthis``pte
rendu.hehadjustsenttroopstoaricatohelpthelonists
againsttheirheenglish.thisexpedition
provedtobeuedlyexpensiveandneckerwas
askedtofindthenecessaryfunds.eadofprodug
revenue,hepublishedrefiguresaistics
aousethedrearyies
hisdaysbered.intheyear1781hewas
disssedasaservant.
aftertheprofessorandthepraalbusinessnca
thedelightfultypeoffinanciereeeverybody
100peroneyifonlytheywill
trusthiso.
heial,
adehiscareerbothbyhisindustryandhis
pletelackofhoyandscruples.hefoury
heavilyied,buthean,ooblige
everybody,andheiedaquickredy.hepaidthe
olddebtsbyntraghodisnotnew.
theresultsiiierialhasbeendisastrous.in
lessthanthreeyearsrethan800,000,000francshadbeen
addedtothefrebythisgnisteroffinance
ilinglysignedhisnatoevery
dendthatadebyhisjestyandbyhislovely
queen,hehabitofspendingduringthedays
ofheryouthinvienna.
atlasteventheparliantofparisahighurtofjustice
andnotalegislativebodyalthoughbynoanslag
inloyaltytotheirsbe
done.oborroher80,000,000francs.
ithadbeenabadyearfortheiseryandhunger
irydistrictsethingsensible
.thekingasalways
heseriousnessofthesituation.not
beagoodideatonsulttherepresentativesofthepeople
since1614esgeneralhadbeencalledtogether.in
vieandthatthe
estatesbenvened.louisxvihoould
takeadecision,refusedtogoasfarasthat.
topaourheeeting
ofthenotablesintheyear1787.thisrelyantagathering
ofthebestfaliesuldandshould
bedone,houttougtheirfeudalandalprivilege
oftaxexetion.itisunreasooexpeertain
itpolitidenoidefor
thebeofanroupoffelloizens.the127
notablesobstinatelyrefusedtosurrenderasingleoheir
arights.thecrohestreet,beingnoeedingly
hungry,dehatnecker,intheyhadnfidence,
bereappoihenotablessaid``no.thecrowd
ireetbegantosshly
things.thenotablesfled.neissed.
aneinisteroffihecardinal
loniedebrienne,edandlouis,drivenbythe
violentthreatsofhisstarvingsubjects,agreedtocalltogether
theoldestatesgeneralas``soonaspraable.thisvague
proseofursesatisfiednoone.
nosuchsevereosta
tury.thecropshadbeeherdestroyedbyfloodsorhad
beenfrozeh
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